News: Culture
Blacktown's Youth Corroboree to connect Indigenous young people
Blacktown City Council's Emerton Leisure Centre will host a Summer Pool Party on Wednesday, 19th January as part of a Youth Corroboree program for Aboriginal and Torres Straits...
Jan 4, 2011
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Singapore casino to launch world's first ArtScience museum
Singapore's Marina Bay Sands is to open the world's first ArtScience museum in February, the latest attraction at its $5.5 billion gambling complex. Designed in the form of a...
Dec 31, 2010
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New Cultural Tourism Centre For Ancient Art Form
Te Ana Ngai Tahu Rock Art Centre, an interactive tourism attraction housing the largest and most significant collection of Maorirock art in the world, will be officially opened...
Dec 6, 2010
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Sydney Theatre Company launches rooftop solar power system
An array of 1,906 solar panels on the roof of The Wharf theatre on Sydney Harbour have been switched on by the company's Artistic Directors actress Cate Blanchett and her...
Dec 1, 2010
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Surprise $500,000 gift for NZ Arts Foundation
Sir Eion Edgar, a well known philanthropist for sport, health and public facilities has announced that his family is donating $500,000 to the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. His...
Nov 30, 2010
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Victorian Premier makes $80 million commitment to the Arts
A future Victorian Labor Government will invest more than $80.6 million and establish Creative Victoria to ensure the arts and creative industries in Victoria continue to...
Nov 26, 2010
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Gala Concert to celebrate Albany Entertainment Centre opening
A gala concert featuring more than 200 local artists will be held on 11th December to mark the official opening of Albany's newly constructed entertainment centre. The $70...
Nov 25, 2010
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The Don lives on at new cricket Hall of Fame
The Bradman Museum has been reopened as the International Cricket Hall of Fame. The International Cricket Hall of Fame (ICHOF), on the site of the old Bradman Museum, was...
Nov 23, 2010
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New Funding for 37 community festivals in regional Australia
Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced $540,000 from the Festivals Australia program for 37 new and diverse festivals projects that range from career development for...
Nov 5, 2010
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Melbourne Museum secures King Tut
Melbourne has beaten interstate rivals to secure a major exhibition about Tutankhamun, Egypt's most famous Pharaoh. The Melbourne Museum will host Tutankhamun and the Golden Age...
Nov 2, 2010
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Melbourne: Australia's most Liveable City
On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, Melbourne has again been recognised as Australia's liveable city and most popular interstate tourist destination with new research by Roy Morgan...
Nov 1, 2010
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Hobbit a precious boost to New Zealand tourism
After uncertainty over its production location, The New York Times has reported that The Hobbit film will be shot in New Zealand. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key this week...
Oct 29, 2010
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Extension opening launches new era for National Gallery of Australia
The recent opening of the major extension Stage 1 to the National Gallery of Australia marks a new era in the history of the Gallery - the home of Australia"s national art...
Oct 21, 2010
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PICA performance space to remain open
Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has announced that the performance space at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) will remain open beyond the...
Oct 20, 2010
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Car collection to boost Nambour's Big Pineapple
The iconic Big Pineapple on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is set to be reconditioned as a motor racing museum. The Bowden family, the new owners of the iconic 'big thing', plan to...
Oct 19, 2010
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Indigenous Land Corporation buys Ayers Rock Resort
Australian tourist icon Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara will be purchased by the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) for $300 million. The ILC has exchanged contracts to acquire the...
Oct 15, 2010
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New Zealand sport 'in denial' over racism
New Zealand sport is “some way from effectively engaging with entrenched but disavowed racist attitudes” according to researchers at the University of Waikato. In a paper,...
Oct 14, 2010
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Opening date announced for new State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia will open with a series of events in January 2011. Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister John Day announced the events...
Oct 13, 2010
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$13 million to bring Circus Oz Home to Collingwood
Australia's most famous circus will stay in Victoria and return to its original home in Collingwood if the Brumby Labor Government is re-elected. Victorian Minister for the Arts...
Oct 11, 2010
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Surf Drownings Increase Due to Changing Australia
The President of Surf Educators International (SEI), Craig Riddington, says that the dramatic rise in drownings at Australia's beaches is a result of changing demographics and...
Oct 11, 2010
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Cultural Theme Park Opens in Vietnam
A major new visitor attraction featuring reproductions of villages inhabited by Vietnam's 54 ethnic minority tribes has opened in Hanoi. Covering a total area of 1,544 hectares,...
Oct 6, 2010
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Western Australian Government provides vital funding for Albany Entertainment Centre
The Western Australian Government has come to the rescue of the Albany City Council agreeing to fund the Albany Entertainment Centre (AEC) to the tune of $4 million for two...
Sep 22, 2010
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Australia Council measures 'artistic vibrancy'
The Australia Council for the Arts has become one of the world’s first funding agencies to tackle the issue of how to measure the artistic vibrancy of the companies it funds....
Sep 21, 2010
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Refurbished Athenaeum Theatre Back in Action
Melbourne's historic Athenaeum Theatre is thriving following its recent reopening. Part of Melbourneâs oldest cultural institution (which today houses the theatre, the Athenaeum...
Sep 17, 2010
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